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Commencement 2019 To Feature Fitness Guru, Alumnus Shaun T And Special Honored Guests
Rowan University’s Commencement 2019 celebration will feature 12 ceremonies, beginning with the main university-wide event Saturday, May 11, and running through Thursday, May 16, with celebrations for individual colleges and schools. More than 2,600 students from the Class of ’19 will participate in the main university ceremony.
With Clock Ticking, Lawmakers Could Split Incentives Vote From Budget Process
Legislators have been discussing an extension for the timeline to vote on and implement new tax incentive programs in the state, separating it from the budget process, as the start of the new fiscal year approaches.
Murphy Signs Package Of Bills To Alleviate NJ's Foreclosure Crisis
Foreclosure bedevils New Jersey. The state has some 20,000 homes in some stage of the process. It also has the number one foreclosure rate in the nation, more than double the national rate.
Proposed Overpass Could Be Key To 'BRAC-Proofing' Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst
The project, known as the Route 539 Interconnector, involves construction of an overpass on Route 539, which bisects the joint base in Ocean County, in order to allow large convoys of military vehicles to safely and easily travel beneath the public highway from one side of the sprawling military installation to the other.
Foreclosed Homes Affect Families, Neighborhoods, Senator Says. We Have A Plan To Manage The Crisis
The foreclosure crisis affects all of us in one way or another, directly and indirectly – whether we are the homeowner losing our home and years of hard-earned equity, or the neighbor who lives next door to an abandoned property or someone whose home value has decreased because of a foreclosure nearby - its consequences are far reaching.
NJ Millionaires Tax: Here Are The Arguments For And Against The Controversial Tax Hike
Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposal to raise taxes on New Jersey’s wealthiest residents has inspired a raft of opposition from business leaders and many fellow Democrats, even as the governor’s allies step up pressure on lawmakers to embrace a so-called “millionaires tax.”
How New Jersey Can Build A 'Culture Of Health` And Fill In Notable Gaps In Care
New report presents a roadmap to help policymakers create more effective and equitable healthcare programs in Garden State
NJ Joins Other States To Block Trump Attack On Clean Water Act
Administration wants to roll back protection of tributaries, wetlands, and the like that shield downstream waters against pollution
Murphy Signs Law To Automatically Enroll Workers Into Retirement Savings Plans
Gov. Phil Murphy signed the New Jersey Secure Choice Savings Program Act during a ceremony at the Saddle Brook Seniors Center in Bergen County. He said the new law would help provide a more secure future for some 1.7 million private sector workers in the state who aren’t currently offered retirement plans. That amounts to about half of the state’s private sector workforce.
State's Legal Personnel Take Questions In Senate Budget Hearings
Attorney General Gurbir Grewal has visited all 21 counties to hear about police-community relations.